Enhancing Natural Reward Responsiveness Among Opioid Users Predicts Chronic Pain Relief: EEG Analyses From a Trial of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement.
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research 2018 Eric L Garland, Matthew O Howard
Although opioid-treated chronic pain patients evidence blunted responsiveness to natural rewards, focusing on naturally rewarding stimuli can produce analgesia in these patients. A prior randomized controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated that a social work intervention-Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE)-enhanced natural reward processing as indicated by event-related brain potentials...
DOI: 10.1086/697685 (opens in new tab)
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Mindfulness
Chronic pain
Late positive potential
Opioid
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